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Network Design for Greenfield Data Centers:

  • MCMike Connaughton
  • RRCDD
  • CCDCD
17 min read3,927 words

ICT Today — April/May/June 2022 (Vol. 43, No. 2) · p. 42

  • Data Centers
  • Fiber Optics
  • Network Design
  • Standards & Compliance
  • Structured Cabling

Any greenfield data center will become a brownfield when it reaches its first tech refresh. For many data centers, that refresh cycle can occur every three to five years, so planning now will ensure the most cost-effective design with the least disruption. Infrastructure manufacturers can provide assistance when creating a forward-looking network migration plan to ensure that a network design, built from the ground up today, will be ready for change in the years to come.

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